IN HB 1018

enacted

School age child care.

Indiana · 2026 Regular Session (2nd Regular Session, 124th General Assembly) · lower

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Quick answers

Did IN HB 1018 pass?

Yes. IN HB 1018 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Public Law 17

What is IN HB 1018 about?

Removes certain transportation requirements in the approval criteria for the school age child care project fund. Requires the division of family resources to adopt rules specifying cost and expense standards for transporting a child to a facility where the child does not attend school.

Who sponsors IN HB 1018?

Greg Walker, Stacey Donato, Dale DeVon are the primary sponsors of IN HB 1018, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-02-24 — Public Law 17
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-24
Public Law 17
became-law
2026-02-24
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2026-02-23
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-02-19
Signed by the Speaker
passage
2026-02-19
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage
2026-02-18
Returned to the House without amendments
receipt
2026-02-17
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 45, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-02-16
Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
2026-02-12
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-02-09
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2026-01-26
First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-23
Referred to the Senate
referral
2026-01-22
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 65: yeas 93, nays 0
passage,reading-3,reading-3
2026-01-22
Senate sponsors: Senators Donato, Walker G
2026-01-20
Second reading: ordered engrossed
reading-2
2026-01-15
Representative Olthoff added as coauthor
2026-01-15
Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor
2026-01-14
Committee report: do pass, adopted
committee-passage
2025-12-01
First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-01
Authored by Representative DeVon

Versions

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Documents

Votes

HB 1018 - DeVon - 3rd Reading
2026-01-22 · pass · 93-0
Member-level votes (100)
- Abbott: yes
- Errington: yes
- Lauer: yes
- Porter: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garcia Wilburn: yes
- Lawson: yes
- Prescott: yes
- Aylesworth: yes
- Genda: yes
- Ledbetter: yes
- Pressel: yes
- Baird: yes
- GiaQuinta: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Pryor: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Gore: yes
- Lindauer: yes
- Rowray: yes
- Bartels: yes
- Goss-Reaves: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Shackleford: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Greene: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shonkwiler: yes
- Bascom: yes
- Haggard: yes
- Manning: yes
- Slager: yes
- Bauer: yes
- Hall: yes
- May: yes
- Smaltz: yes
- Borders: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Smith, H: yes
- Burton: yes
- Harris: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Smith, V: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Heaton: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Snow: yes
- Carbaugh: yes
- Heine: yes
- Meltzer: yes
- Soliday: yes
- Cash: yes
- Hostettler: yes
- Miller, D: yes
- Steuerwald: yes
- Clere: yes
- Ireland: yes
- Miller, K: yes
- Summers: yes
- Commons: yes
- Isa: yes
- Moseley: yes
- Sweet: yes
- Criswell: yes
- Jackson, C: yes
- Novak: yes
- Teshka: yes
- Culp: yes
- Jeter: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- VanNatter: yes
- Dant Chesser: yes
- Johnson, B: yes
- Olthoff: yes
- Wesco: yes
- Davis: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Yocum: yes
- DeLaney: yes
- Judy: yes
- Payne: yes
- Zimmerman: yes
- DeVon: yes
- Karickhoff: yes
- Pfaff: yes
- Dvorak: yes
- King: yes
- Pierce, K: yes
- Engleman: yes
- Klinker: yes
- Pierce, M: yes
- Behning: excused
- Moed: excused
- Morris: excused
- Pack: excused
- Hatcher: excused
- Thompson: excused
- Mr. Speaker: not voting
HB 1018 - Donato - 3rd Reading
2026-02-17 · pass · 45-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Alexander: yes
- Charbonneau: yes
- Jackson, L: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Alting: yes
- Clark: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Schmitt: yes
- Baldwin: yes
- Crider: yes
- Koch: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Becker: yes
- Deery: yes
- Leising: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Bohacek: yes
- Dernulc: yes
- Maxwell: yes
- Tomes: yes
- Bray: yes
- Donato: yes
- McKinley: yes
- Walker G: yes
- Brown: yes
- Ford J.D.: yes
- Niemeyer: yes
- Walker K: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Freeman: yes
- Niezgodski: yes
- Yoder: yes
- Buck: yes
- Gaskill: yes
- Pol: yes
- Young: yes
- Busch: yes
- Glick: yes
- Qaddoura: yes
- Byrne: yes
- Goode: yes
- Raatz: yes
- Carrasco: yes
- Holdman: yes
- Randolph: yes
- Doriot: excused
- Bassler: not voting
- Garten: not voting
- Hunley: not voting
- Mishler: not voting

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